Ieq Capital LLC Takes Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 33,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,212,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at about $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,024,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 3.7%

CHD opened at $102.42 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.93, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.